Ronald Reagan
There are approximately 40 people named Ronald Reagan living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 8,568,858 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Ronald with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Reagan. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and ancestry information.
Expected bearers
40
1 in 8,568,858
Named Ronald
715K
Alive today
Named Reagan
19K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 715K
Rarity: Very Common
Gender: Male
Peak year: 1947
Average age: 65
Estimated bearers: 19K
Rarity: Uncommon
Census rank: #2,207
Per 100K: 5.59
Top ancestry: White (92.0%)
First name trend
Ronald: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Ronald. The peak year was 1947 with 34,973 births. The average person named Ronald today is 65 years old.
Babies born per year
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Reagan surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Reagan, from the 2010 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 92.0%.
- White92.0%
- Hispanic or Latino2.5%
- Black or African American2.5%
- Two or more races1.7%
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.7%
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.5%
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Ronald has a living-bearer frequency of 0.2085% of the US population, based on 714,772 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
The surname Reagan appears at a rate of 5.59 per 100,000 residents in the 2010 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0056%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 40 people with the full name Ronald Reagan. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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FAQ
Ronald Reagan: questions and answers
How many people are named Ronald Reagan?
We estimate approximately 40 people in the United States share the full name Ronald Reagan. That works out to about 1 in 8,568,858 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.2085%) with the surname frequency (5.59 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Ronald Reagan?
We classify Ronald Reagan as "Very Rare". About 1 in 8,568,858 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Ronald a male or female name?
Ronald is predominantly male. Out of 1,085,633 total SSA registrations, 99.6% were male and 0.4% were female. See the full Ronald profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2010 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.